Dagbedji Surname
Approximately 525 people bear this surname
Dagbedji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 512 | 1:20,187 | 2,700 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Dagbédji (1) are calculated separately.
Dagbedji (168) may also be a first name.
Dagbedji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagbedji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dagbedji is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Dagbédji. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagbedji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 593,568th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. The surname Dagbedji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dagbedji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 705,855th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 168 people.
The last name Dagbedji is most common in Benin, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 20,187. In Benin it is primarily found in: Collines Department, where 50 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 27 percent are found and Zou Department, where 11 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagbédji | 96 | 1 | / |
| Dangbedji | 94 | 576 | / |
| Daagbedji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dagboedji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dagbeji | 93 | 12 | / |
| Dahagbedji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Degbedji | 88 | 1,172 | / |
| Dagbadji | 88 | 167 | / |
| Dagbedzi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Daghbadji | 82 | 62 | / |
| Dougbedji | 82 | 23 | / |
| Daagbadji | 82 | 6 | / |
| Dhegbedji | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dangbédji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dogbeji | 80 | 27 | / |
| Degbodji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dougbadji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Daghbadje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dogbesi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doghbadji | 59 | 4 | / |
| Deghbadji | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dogbese | 53 | 11 | / |
| Dogbeaze | 50 | 4 | / |
| Daghvege | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dogbizie | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dagbedji
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